World Cup celebration footage misrepresented as Aussies cheering Texas flip to Democrats

Voters in Texas dealt Republicans a historic blow in the 2026 US midterm elections, electing Democrats to statewide office for the first time in more than three decades. But footage claimed online to show a euphoric crowd in Australia celebrating the results has been misrepresented. The video -- which circulated globally in multiple languages -- is from 2022, when the Australian soccer team scored against Denmark in the World Cup, the photographer who filmed it told AFP.